FaultScore

Worst years for a Ford Club Wagon

Owners have filed 220 complaints about the Ford Club Wagon with NHTSA across model years 1985 to 2001. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

1997 Ford Club Wagon

40 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.

Cleanest on record

1993 Ford Club Wagon

15 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Ford Club Wagon year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2001 2 0 0 Brakes
2000 6 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1999 9 0 0 Brakes
1998 C 35 2 0 108,205 Engine & Cooling
1997 D 40 4 1 Brakes
1996 D 24 3 2 Brakes
1995 B 23 0 1 Brakes
1994 C 24 3 0 Brakes
1993 B 15 0 1 Brakes
1992 18 3 2 Brakes
1991 5 1 0 Tires
1990 5 0 2 Electrical System
1989 9 0 1 Fuel & Propulsion
1988 1 0 1 Engine & Cooling
1987 1 0 1 Electrical System
1986 2 0 2 Electrical System
1985 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Ford Club Wagon

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Brakes 59 26.8%

Worst in 1995

Engine & Cooling 29 13.2%

Worst in 1998

Tires 18 8.2%

Worst in 1997

Electrical System 17 7.7%

Worst in 1992

Fuel & Propulsion 13 5.9%

Worst in 1989

Steering 12 5.5%

Worst in 1994

Acceleration & Cruise Control 12 5.5%

Worst in 1998

Transmission & Drivetrain 10 4.5%

Worst in 1997

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 10 4.5%

Worst in 1997

Equipment & Accessories 7 3.2%

Worst in 1997

Body & Structure 6 2.7%

Worst in 1995

Suspension 6 2.7%

Worst in 1998

Wheels 5 2.3%

Worst in 1997

Airbags 4 1.8%

Worst in 1996

Exactly what failed on a Ford Club Wagon

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 26 35.1%
Gasoline 7 9.5%
Disc 7 9.5%
Foundation Components 7 9.5%
Tread/Belt 6 8.1%
Engine 5 6.8%
Filler Pipe AND CAP 4 5.4%
Switch 4 5.4%
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System 4 5.4%
Rotor 4 5.4%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Ford Club Wagon, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 1995 peak 13 Oct 2020

Compare the Ford Club Wagon

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.